[Bug 1755523] Re: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Tue Mar 13 16:57:00 UTC 2018

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The logs confirm the failure in the post installation phase, but do not have enough information about the cause:
invoke-rc.d: initscript smbd, action "start" failed.
[0;1;31m●[0m smbd.service - LSB: start Samba SMB/CIFS daemon (smbd)
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/smbd; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: [0;1;31mfailed[0m (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2018-03-13 11:31:47 EDT; 7ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 31709 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/smbd start [0;1;31m(code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)[0m

Mar 13 11:31:45 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: Starting LSB: start Samba SM....
Mar 13 11:31:47 serge-Inspiron-660s smbd[31709]:  * Starting SMB/CIFS daemon...d
Mar 13 11:31:47 serge-Inspiron-660s smbd[31709]:    ...fail!
Mar 13 11:31:47 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: [0;1;39msmbd.service: Control proces...1[0m
Mar 13 11:31:47 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: [0;1;31mFailed to start LSB: start S....[0m
Mar 13 11:31:47 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: [0;1;39msmbd.service: Unit entered f....[0m
Mar 13 11:31:47 serge-Inspiron-660s systemd[1]: [0;1;39msmbd.service: Failed with re....[0m
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Could you please attach your /etc/samba/smb.conf file to this bug?

Please also attach the samba logs from /var/log/samba/log*

Thanks!

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.13 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  1. error is received after every kernel upgrade (this time to u-16.04.13).
  2. Samba is used to connect to local Windows network domain.
  3. Samba works properly despite the error.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Mar 13 11:31:47 2018
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-02 (984 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:3.18.4.is.3.14.3-0ubuntu6
   gvfs     1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.2
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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